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Third child tax credit checks go out soon. Here’s a new tool to help families sign up

A new tool is available to eligible families to sign up for the child tax credit if they aren’t already receiving it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 2, 2021

Joe Rogan says he got COVID and took ivermectin, which the FDA advises against

Popular podcast host Joe Rogan says he was sickened with COVID-19 and took ivermectin and monoclonal antibodies to treat it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 1, 2021

A medida que termina la guerra y llegan los afganos, el debate sobre los refugiados se intensifica

WASHINGTON – Estados Unidos está oficialmente fuera de Afganistán, pero el debate político en casa sobre la reubicación de los refugiados afganos no ha hecho más que empezar.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 1, 2021

As war ends and Afghans arrive, refugee debate intensifies

WASHINGTON – The United States is officially out of Afghanistan, but the political debate at home over resettling Afghan refugees is just beginning.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 31, 2021

Will Missouri Republicans try to draw Rep. Cleaver out of office? Democrats are wary

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver keeps hearing Missouri Republicans will try to redraw his Kansas City-area district to get him out of office.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 29, 2021

Intelligence agencies, divided after review, say COVID-19 origins may never be known

WASHINGTON — After a 90-day sprint for answers, U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided over whether the coronavirus started from a lab-related incident or spread naturally from an animal to a human, and say the origins of the pandemic may never be known, according to an unclassified version of a report…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 27, 2021

Afghanistan, COVID, infrastructure: Biden enters pivotal stretch amid polling dip

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is entering perhaps the most critical phase of his early White House tenure yet, as he confronts a series of domestic and foreign policy challenges that are poised to shape the political environment heading into a midterm election year.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 27, 2021

Pfizer enters partnership to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines for Latin America

WASHINGTON — Pfizer and BioNTech are partnering with a Brazilian biopharmaceutical company to begin producing doses of their COVID-19 vaccine exclusively for distribution within Latin America, significantly boosting vaccine access in a region that has struggled to secure supply, the company said Thursday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 26, 2021

Baby less than a year old dies from COVID-19 complications in Louisiana, officials say

A child under the age of 1 has died of COVID-19, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 25, 2021

‘Stakes are extremely high.’ Results of Gavin Newsom recall could ripple across nation

WASHINGTON – California voters are deciding now if Gov. Gavin Newsom gets to keep his job. Their verdict could reverberate far beyond the state.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 25, 2021